Everything Added to Food in the United States (EAFUS)

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The list below is an alphabetical inventory representing only five of 196 fields in FDA/CFSAN's PAFA database.

Definitions of the labels that are found in the inventory are:

Label

Definition

DOCTYPE

An indicator of the status of the toxicology information available for the substance in PAFA (administrative and chemical information is available on all substances):

ASP

Fully up-to-date toxicology information has been sought.

EAF

There is reported use of the substance, but it has not yet been assigned for toxicology literature search.

NEW

There is reported use of the substance, and an initial toxicology literature search is in progress.

NIL

Although listed as a added to food, there is no current reported use of the substance, and, therefore, although toxicology information may be available in PAFA, it is not being updated.

NUL

There is no reported use of the substance and there is no toxicology information available in PAFA.

BAN

The substance was formerly approved as a food additive but is now banned; there may be some toxicology data available.